Trading picked up on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 322 percent, with the value 25 percent more than on Wednesday, resulting from activities in 21 securities up from just nine on Wednesday and ending with prices of nine stocks rising, seven declining and five ending firm as the market closed with gains in the market indices.
The market closed on Thursday, with 130,458 shares trading for $822,616, up from 30,940 stocks at $656,618 on Wednesday.
Trading concluded with an average of 6,212 shares for $39,172, compared with 3,438 stock units at $72,958 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 19,501 shares at $131,251, down from 20,659 units at $139,277 on Wednesday compared with an average for March of 16,679 shares at $130,461.
The Composite Index gained 5.37 points to close at 1,048.42, the All T&T Index popped 6.74 points to conclude trading at 1,537.65, the SME Index remained unchanged at 86.66 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.54 points to end at 73.46.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and four with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini’s dipped 10 cents in closing at $68 after a transfer of 322 shares, Angostura Holdings advanced 30 cents to $14.80 after 100 stock units passed through the market, Ansa McAl sank $1.55 to finish at $50 in trading 175 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $39.50 with 50 units crossing the market, 
Calypso Macro Investment Fund dipped 5 cents to close at $24.95 with investors trading 50 stocks, First Citizens Group rose 5 cents to $41.85 in trading 982 units. GraceKennedy lost 27 cents in closing at $3.60 with investors trading 3,644 stocks, Guardian Holdings rallied 50 cents to close at $17 in swapping 126 shares, JMMB Group ended at $1.10, with an exchange of 4 stocks. Massy Holdings slipped 4 cents to end at $3.96 with a transfer of 110,743 shares, National Enterprises sank 5 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.45 after an exchange of 262 units, National Flour Mills popped 5 cents to close at $1.60 with 100 stocks clearing the market. NCB Financial remained at $2.30 in an exchange of 4,189 stock units, Point Lisas climbed 25 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.45 with 1,150 shares crossing the market, Prestige Holdings ended at $10.98 with investors swapping 405 units. 
Republic Financial increased 6 cents to end at $111 with 823 units changing hands, Scotiabank gained 35 cents to finish at $52.91 with traders dealing in 2,944 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 2 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.30 after an exchange of 500 units. Trinidad Cement remained at $2.15 with investors dealing in 250 stocks, Unilever Caribbean popped 77 cents and ended at $12.77 with 110 shares passing through the exchange and West Indian Tobacco rose 1 cent to finish at $5.01 in trading 3,529 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise state
The market closed with trading of 1,543,720 shares for $6,648,762, up from 400,523 stock units at $2,517,104 on Thursday.
At the close of the market following the long Easter break, Agostini’s declined 9 cents to end at $68.10 after an exchange of just 4 shares, Angostura Holdings gained 45 cents in closing at $14.50 with investors swapping 81 stocks, Ansa Merchant Bank fell 50 cents to $39.50 with a mere 4 shares clearing the market. CIBC Caribbean Bank sank 5 cents to close at $8.10 with traders dealing in 297 units, First Citizens Group ended at $41.80 as investors exchanged 1,897 stocks, GraceKennedy rose 45 cents to finish at $3.87 with 185,765 shares changing hands. JMMB Group advanced 4 cents and ended at $1.10 with an exchange of 3,446 stocks, Massy Holdings dipped 3 cents to $3.90 with 1,302,202 units crossing the market, National Enterprises remained at $2.50 with a transfer of 1,235 stock units. 
National Flour Mills shed 5 cents to finish at $1.55 with just one share being traded, NCB Financial ended at $2.30 with investors trading 2,676 stock units, Point Lisas popped 18 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.20 with 286 stocks passing through the market. Prestige Holdings slipped 1 cent to $10.98 after the trading of 124 units, Republic Financial climbed $1.24 to $111.99 with investors dealing in 2,967 shares, Scotiabank increased 46 cents in closing at $52.56 in switching ownership of 264 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $3.32 with investors trading 2,633 units and Unilever Caribbean remained at $12 in an exchange of 39,838 stock units.
Investors should watch Prestige Holdings, which could gain 90 percent and Trinidad and Tobago NGL 380 percent. 
The market closed after trading 400,523 shares, with a value of $2,517,104, from 135,700 units at $856,763 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, Agostini’s climbed $1.15 to end at $68.19 after an exchange of 1,460 shares, Ansa McAl remained at $51.55 with investors trading 270 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.15 and closed with an exchange of 8,995 shares. Endeavour Holdings increased $1.85 and ended at $18 as 493 stock units passed through the market. First Citizens Group popped 30 cents to close at $41.80 as investors exchanged 7,343 units, GraceKennedy dipped 27 cents in closing at $3.42 with 124,342 stocks crossing the market. Guardian Holdings ended at $16.50 in an exchange of 38 units, JMMB Group remained at $1.06 with 111,400 shares crossing the market, Massy Holdings rallied 4 cents to finish at $3.93 with a transfer of 85,307 stock units. 
National Enterprises skidded 11 cents and ended at $2.50 after an exchange of 17,628 shares, NCB Financial remained at $2.30 with trading of 6 stocks, Prestige Holdings ended at $10.99 after a transfer of 490 units. Republic Financial rose 12 cents to $110.75 with 6,024 stock units crossing the exchange, Scotiabank advanced 10 cents in closing at $52.10 with investors dealing in 3,633 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 9 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.32 with 20,476 units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean shed 60 cents to finish at $12 with an exchange of 12,618 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 135,700 shares for $856,763, down from 320,897 stock units at $1,843,193 on Tuesday.
JMMB Group dipped 8 cents to finish at $1.06 with investors exchanging 72,740 shares. Massy Holdings remained at $3.89 with a transfer of 38,473 stocks, National Enterprises remained at $2.61 after closing with an exchange of 1,438 units, NCB Financial ended at $2.30 in trading just 6 stocks. Prestige Holdings climbed by 49 cents in closing at $10.99 after an exchange of 1,125 shares, Republic Financial rose $110.63 with investors trading 2,358 stocks, Scotiabank ended at $52 with 4,723 units being traded. Unilever Caribbean ended at $12.60 with traders dealing in 470 stock units and West Indian Tobacco fell 1 cent to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.43 in an exchange of 6,468 shares.
The market closed with trading of 320,897 shares worth $1,843,193, dipping to 327,613 stock units at $1,991,391 on Monday.
At the close of trading, Agostini’s rose 19 cents to $68.19 in switching ownership of 9 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $14.05 with 10,709 units clearing the market, Ansa McAl slipped 45 cents in closing at $51.55 with investors trading 210 shares. Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $25 with 343 stock units crossing the market, First Citizens Group fell 5 cents and ended at $41.50 as investors exchanged 2,340 stocks, GraceKennedy remained at $3.69 with investors trading 3,756 shares. Guardian Holdings ended at $16.99 after an exchange of 112 stocks, JMMB Group lost 1 cent in closing at $1.14 with investors dealing in 202 units, Massy Holdings climbed 9 cents to close at $3.89 after the trading of 267,656 stock units. National Enterprises increased 6 cents to end at $2.61 with an exchange of 3,085 shares, National Flour Mills remained at $1.60 with 2,261 units changing hands, One Caribbean Media ended at $2.69 with investors trading 5 stocks. 
Point Lisas popped 52 cents to $4.02 in an exchange of 330 stock units, Prestige Holdings skidded 49 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $10.50 with traders dealing in 38 shares, Republic Financial sank $1.37 and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $110.63 in an exchange of 2,621 stock units. Scotiabank dipped 15 cents to finish at $52 after closing with an exchange of 800 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL sank 49 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.41 after an exchange of 16,571 stocks, Unilever Caribbean advanced 6 cents to end at $12.60 with investors swapping 9,585 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $5.44 after a transfer of 264 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 327,613 shares worth $1,991,391, down from 385,160 stock units at $4,190,818 on Friday. An average of 19,271 shares were traded at $117,141, compared to 19,258 units at $209,541 on Friday, with trading for the month to date averaging 15,343 shares valued at $126,811 versus 14,895 units at $127,914 on the previous day and an average for March that ended at 16,679 shares at $130,461. The Composite Index gained 3.47 points to close at 1,049.47, the All T&T Index advanced 6.71 points to conclude trading at 1,533.80, the SME Index remained at 91.85 and the Cross-Listed Index closed firmly at 74.33. Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers. At the close of the day’s activities, Agostini’s dipped 19 cents in closing at $68 after 6 shares passed through the market, 
Angostura Holdings fell 45 cents to $14.05 with investors swapping 7,368 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.15 after an exchange of 99 shares. First Citizens Group rose 5 cents to finish at $41.55 with 1,053 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings ended trading at $16.99 as investors exchanged 1,115 stock units, Massy Holdings closed at $3.80 with 295,568 shares being traded. National Enterprises ended at $2.55 with 313 units clearing the market, National Flour Mills rose 2 cents to close at $1.60 after a transfer of 1,250 stocks, NCB Financial remained at $2.30 in trading 68 stock units. One Caribbean Media slipped 1 cent in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.69 with 4 shares crossing the exchange, Prestige Holdings climbed just 9 cents to finish at $10.99 with traders dealing in 776 stocks, 
Republic Financial ended at $112 with 4,501 units crossing the market. Scotiabank popped 15 cents to $52.15 with an exchange of 780 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL sank 10 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.90 with 5,645 shares crossing the market, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.15 with investors trading 660 units. Unilever Caribbean shed 1 cent in closing at $12.54 after an exchange of 8,041 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $5.44 with a transfer of 366 stock units.
Stocks with the potential to gain more than 100 percent when the market comes back to life, include CIBC Caribbean Bank which could rise by 200 percent, the severely undervalued Guardian Holdings, with a 326 percent potential, Republic Holdings at 140 percent, First Citizens Bank 100 percent, Massy Holdings 50 percent, Trinidad Cement with 384 percent, Eric Solis with a 100 percent potential gain and One Caribbean Media with 330 percent.
The market closed with trading of 385,160 shares worth $4,190,818 compared with 227,063 stock units at $4,228,764 on Thursday.
At the close of the week’s final trading day, Agostini’s ended at $68.19 after 790 shares passed through the market, Angostura Holdings sank 30 cents and ended at $14.50 after closing with an exchange of 142 stock units, Ansa McAl remained at $52 with investors dealing in 10,336 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank fell 4 cents to close at $8.15 in switching ownership of just one stock, First Citizens Group slipped 1 cent in closing at $41.50 with investors trading 3,241 units, GraceKennedy remained at $3.69 in an exchange of 15,500 shares. Guardian Holdings ended at $16.99 with 9,644 stock units crossing the market, Guardian Media popped 1 cent to 95 cents in trading 1,270 units, JMMB Group rose 9 cents and ended at $1.15 after an exchange of 4,250 stocks. Massy Holdings lost 9 cents to end at $3.80 with investors trading 200,999 shares, National Enterprises advanced 2 cents to finish at $2.55 with 9,102 stock units crossing the exchange, National Flour Mills shed 2 cents to close at $1.58 in trading 16,498 units. Point Lisas remained at $3.50 after a transfer of 2,063 stocks, 
Prestige Holdings declined 9 cents to $10.90 with 411 shares crossing the market, Republic Financial fell 33 cents in closing at $112 with investors swapping 15,541 stocks. Scotiabank dipped $1 and ended at $52 with 1,319 units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL skidded 4 cents to finish at $4 with a transfer of 24,455 stock units, Trinidad Cement dropped 2 cents to close at $2.15 as investors exchanged 3,939 shares. Unilever Caribbean popped 15 cents to $12.55 with 20,270 units clearing the market and West Indian Tobacco ended at $5.44 with traders dealing in 45,389 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 227,063 shares for $4,228,764 compared to 301,502 stock units at $2,778,556 on Wednesday.
First Citizens Group popped 1 cent to close at $41.51 in an exchange of 162 stock units, GraceKennedy ended at $3.69 with 104 stock units crossing the market, Guardian Holdings rose $1.99 to end at $16.99 with an exchange of 20 shares. Guardian Media slipped 1 cent to 94 cents with 501 units clearing the market, JMMB Group sank 8 cents and ended at $1.06 in switching ownership of 99,999 stocks, Massy Holdings remained at $3.89 with 102 stock units crossing the exchange. National Enterprises ended at $2.53 with a transfer of 3,592 shares, National Flour Mills ended at $1.60 as investors exchanged 100 units, One Caribbean Media remained at $2.70 after 1,761 stocks passed through the market. Prestige Holdings ended at $10.99 after an exchange of 205 stock units, Republic Financial dipped 17 cents to $112.33 with 205 shares crossing the market, 
Scotiabank rallied 50 cents to end at $53 with investors trading 217 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $4.04 with 6,527 stocks changing hands, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.17 with investors swapping 1,150 stock units, Unilever Caribbean lost 30 cents to close at $12.40 in an exchange of 12,907 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $5.44 with investors dealing in 27,602 stocks.